NH leg. update

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by jbowman

I was notified today that HB 763 was squashed. Just checking to see if anyone has anything concrete.

John,
I can only guess where you got your information. It is not too hard to figure out.

I am happy to say that it is completely wrong. Our bill is alive and strong, and will remain that way.

Tomorrow we will be meeting at the Senate building, voice our opposition to the ASHI/Senate Bill. I urge all NACHI inspectors to show up and voice your opposition.

We will post an update sometime this weekend.

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Nope.

Jim,
don't feel bad, neither was John.

[John Bowman]

Originally Posted by fcarrio

John,
I can only guess where you got your information. It is not too hard to figure out.

I am happy to say that it is completely wrong. Our bill is alive and strong, and will remain that way.

Tomorrow we will be meeting at the Senate building, voice our opposition to the ASHI/Senate Bill. I urge all NACHI inspectors to show up and voice your opposition.

We will post an update sometime this weekend.

Here is the correspondence I received. Looking forward to your update. Good Luck.

...heard from my collegues that both will be ITL'd...the next step will be a combined house and senate commitee to rewrite the 2 bills into one.

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by jbowman

Here is the correspondence I received. Looking forward to your update. Good Luck.

Quote:
...heard from my collegues that both will be ITL'd...the next step will be a combined house and senate commitee to rewrite the 2 bills into one.
End quote:

Whoever sent you that is quoting "standard procedure"for opposing Bill's.
That could very well be the case however at this point in time it is just speculation.
I have a meeting set up with a Senator and two members of the House of Representatives. I will keep everyone updated.

[Peter C. Russell]

Here is my front row view of what happened today in the NH Senate hearing.
Not only was the home inspection bill there but also licensing of contractors as well which has also been a hot topic in this state.
I do want to say that NACHI was very well represented and I might add listened to. We had a good showing and dominated the front row and just about all of us where able to speak.

The bill that is before the senate is structured around ASHI membership requirements and I think that the Senator that sponsored the bill even realized the many flaws in it.
This is not over yet, and I, as well as others have volunteered our time to the sub-committee's to make sure our voice is heard.

[Joe Farsetta]

You guys are awesome....

[James H. Bushart]

They are, indeed.

[Peter C. Russell]

Thank you for your comments, I would also like to commend our chapter president Frank Carrio for his devotion to this effort. He has put more time into this than anyone and should be congratulated for his efforts. He has put a tremendous effort into protecting his fellow chapter members so we all can remain in business if any law passes, we all hope it was the one Frank wrote but may only contain parts of it.

I might add, those parts will keep us in business and close the door on some of ASHI's, oops, I meant the independent coalitions bill, requirements that read like an ASHI hand out.

Thank you Frank for all your hard work, I appreciated it!!!!

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

[quote=prussell]
Thank you for your comments, I would also like to commend our chapter president Frank Carrio for his devotion to this effort. He has put more time into this than anyone and should be congratulated for his efforts. He has put a tremendous effort into protecting his fellow chapter members so we all can remain in business if any law passes, we all hope it was the one Frank wrote but may only contain parts of it.
Peter,
I want to thank you for your kind words. As many of you know I am in my 20th month of fighting ASHI’s efforts to control the home inspection industry in the state of New Hampshire.
So far as I can remember, they submitted their first Bill in 1998, and we beat their butts. From 1998 to 2004 ASHI had a larger membership in the state of New Hampshire and it was touch and go. In 2005 we had a stronger showing and a stronger opposition. I am happy to say that in 2006 we soundly beat their butts. From 1998 2004 I was not as actively involved as I am now. My excuse was that I was working full time and did not have time to devote to these legislative efforts. In 2005 I saw that this was a serious mistake. So I have basically closed my business in order to make a conscientious effort to devote myself full-time to this extremely important matter.
I am happy to say that our opposition was so strong in 2006 that we not only defeated the ASHI Bill, but we caused a first-term member of House of Representatives to lose his efforts at reelection. Talk about making your voice heard!
Now we are at it again.


I might add, those parts will keep us in business and close the door on some of ASHI's, oops, I meant the independent coalitions bill, requirements that read like an ASHI hand out.
Senate Bill 212 was written by Joseph Bates, Past President of ASHI -- New England, Robert McDonald current President of ASHI -- New England, and David Roth current Vice President of ASHI New England.

It has been very clear that the so-called “President of the Independent Coalition” is David Roth, who is also the current vice President of ASHI -- New England. How is that for "an independent coalition"?
Thank you Frank for all your hard work, I appreciated it!!!!

Peter,
One thing I learned in Viet Nam, and that is "Defeat Is Voluntary". I'm not going to roll over and play dead for ASHI!
I want to say that without you and all of the other proactive NACHI members that nothing would be accomplished and that the Senate bill would not have gone in to a subcommittee hearing. I believe that without you and the other NACHI members that it would have passed as written, and in the upcoming session would have been sent to the floor for a vote.
So I say to you and all the other New Hampshire, proactive NACHI members, “Keep up the good work, and don't let your guard down”.
Warmest regards,

[wforsyth]

Keep up the great work Frank! You are a shining example to us all!

[dbelmont]

There's no doubt that Frank Carrio's leadership is at the core of building NACHI strength in New Hampshire as well as guiding the efforts to get a good licensing law enacted.

As for last Fridays NH Senate committee meeting. I think it's fair to say that all the members attending (we basically filled the front row and part of the second) had a strong impact on the committee. When inspector after inspector gets up to testify against something with only a few in support it counts for a lot.

I feel we took the correct tack in support of fair licensing while opposing the clearly biased Senate bill. In response to repeated testimony about how this bill would impact many law-abiding and serious New Hampshire business people the Chair was quite adamant in her statements that this is not and would not be the result of their actions. This seemed to cause more then a little consternation among the ASHI flacks still present.

But we can't get complacent as many strange things can happen in politics. But I think that this at least in this we round we have the day.

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

I just received a phone call from state representative Benjamin Baroody, he relayed the information that Senator Cilley had just called him to inform him that the ASHI Bill Senate Bill 212 had been tabled.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by fcarrio

I just received a phone call from state representative Benjamin Baroody, he relayed the information that Senator Cilley had just called him to inform him that the ASHI Bill Senate Bill 212 had been tabled.

Congratulations on your victory, Frank.

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Hi to All!
What a bill is "tabled" that means that the Senate has stopped working on it. The process is this, the House bill will go forward. The ASHI opponents will attempt to butcher it, and then it will be sent to the Senate. The Senate will then attempt to modify it and if all can live with the modifications. It will pass.
If we oppose the modifications, then the Senate will try to kill our Bill and "revive" their Bill.

So the bottom line is this, just because the Bill has been tabled does not mean that it is dead. We must remain vigilant. I ask that each and every one of you continue to voice your opposition to the Senate Bill, and to continue to e-mail Senator Cilley, and the entire Senate sub committee.

Warmest regards, Frank Carrio CMI.


Frank Carrio CMI.
President, New Hampshire State Chapter of NACHI.
NACHI, State Representative for Legislative Affairs.

[Peter C. Russell]

Great news Frank, I think our presence in the first two rows at the hearing paid off. When they saw how many small independent inspectors where there and from all over the state they must have realized the impact the ASHI bill would have on us.